House Democrats Back Bill That Would Result in 500,000 People Losing Health Insurance
A new Congressional Budget Office report shows the consequences of undoing Trump-era rules on less regulated health coverage.
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Large Majority of Millennials and Gen Z Support Private Health Insurance While Nearly Half Say They Want Socialism: Reason Roundup
Plus: Klobuchar thinks government should profit when Big Tech sells your data, and the FDA drops a ban on genetically modified salmon.
More Than 100 House Democrats Endorse Medicare for All Plan That Would Eliminate Private Health Insurance in Just Two Years
A new single-payer plan would be even more disruptive and expensive than Bernie Sanders' proposal.
The Future of Health Care Is Innovation, Not Government Control
Pioneering treatments may require equally pioneering payment models.
Big Changes for Birth Control Rules, but Not Big Enough
The Obamacare contraception mandate is getting a Trump-era overhaul.
Trump's Misleading Statement On Obamacare Is a Sign That Republicans Have No Idea How to Talk About Health Policy
Instead of justifying the GOP position on pre-existing conditions, Trump and other Republicans are trying to confuse people.
Health Insurance Deductibles Up 212 Percent Since 2008: Reason Roundup
Plus: Kavanaugh confirmation is official and child care tax credits backfire.
Trump's Obamacare Sabotage Has Resulted In…No Change to the Uninsured Rate
New Census data shows little change from 2016.
Bernie Sanders' Medicare-for-All Plan Will Cost $32 Trillion Over 10 Years
Yes, that's trillion with a "t."
Rand Paul–Endorsed 'Association Health Plans' Go Into Effect
The Congressional Budget Office believes the plans can lead to 400,000 currently uninsured getting medical coverage.
Obamacare Critics and Defenders Team Up Against the Trump Administration's Refusal to Defend the Health Law in Court
The DOJ's argument for striking down the health law's preexisting conditions rules is weak.
Thoughts on the New Constitutional Case Against Obamacare
20 states are right to claim that the mandate is now unconstitutional, but wrong to argue that this requires invalidating the entire Affordable Care Act.
Republicans Are Preparing to Shut Down the Government Out of Anti-Immigrant Spite
The GOP is declaring war on Dreamers.
Are Canadian Pharmacies the Solution to America's High Prescription Drug Prices?
The prospect of cheap Canadian meds is once again captivating policymakers.
N.H. Can't Monitor This Elderly Doc's Painkiller Prescriptions, and Now They're Shutting Her Down
Did a small number of complaints get used to punish bureaucracy-rejecting physician?
Two Senators Want a Bipartisan Deal to Prop Up Obamacare
A new proposal from Sens. Murray and Alexander would fund the health law's insurance industry subsidies for two years.
These Doctors Got Fed Up With Insurance. Now They Treat Their Patients Like Valued Customers.
The "direct primary care" movement is attracting physicians sick of red tape. And it's transforming the doctor-patient relationship.
By Cutting Off Obamacare's Insurer Subsidies, Trump Might Help More People Get Health Coverage
The president has finally brought the law into constitutional compliance.
Trump's New Executive Order Makes It Easier to Buy Insurance Outside of Obamacare
Trump's order reveals how Obamacare functions as a trap for policymakers.
Does Reproductive Freedom Mean Forcing People to Sin?
Defenders of Obamacare's contraceptive mandate give short shrift to religious liberty.
Getting a Religious Exemption to Providing 'Free' Birth Control Just Got Easier
Department of Health and Human Services officials claim the rule will not change coverage for "99.9 percent of women."
Sanders' Medicare for All Delusion
Americans might love what Sanders offers in the way of more benefits for more people. What they would hate is paying for it.
Obamacare Repeal Is Dead. Here Come the Bailouts.
New legislation would convert the health law into a series of flat payments to states.
Obamacare Remains Unstable, Even as Insurers Fill Bare Counties
Premiums are on the rise and competition remains weak in much of the country.
By Propping Up Obamacare With Illegal Payments, Trump Is Eroding the Rule of Law
The president is using unconstitutional insurer subsidies as negotiating leverage.
'Free' Abortions for Everyone in Oregon
Anchoring abortion access to the insurance market won't make it more affordable. But it will result in a lot of legal drama...
Trumpcare Is Like Obamacare, but Even Worse
The GOP health plan tacitly accepts Obamacare's central premise: that governments should micromanage insurance markets.
The Tyranny of 'Reproductive Freedom'
Accommodating religious objections to Obamacare's contraceptive mandate does not violate anyone's rights.
Paul Ryan's Dubious Claim That the GOP Health Care Bill Would Reduce Insurance Prices
The House Speaker omits key information when he says the CBO confirms that the AHCA would make coverage more affordable.
The White House Analyzed the House GOP Health Care Bill—and Found an Even Bigger Coverage Reduction Than CBO
The Trump administration has argued that the CBO estimates are not believable, but their own estimates showed a greater coverage decline.
CBO's Report on the GOP Obamacare Repeal Bill Offers More Proof That Neither Party Offers Health Care Choices People Want
The GOP's plan to repeal the health law's mandate would lead to 14 million fewer people being covered next year, according to the budget office.
The One Number That Shows Why Any Health Care Reform Effort Will Fail
People don't really want insurance.
Uncertainty Alone Could Kill Obamacare
Federal exchange enrollment is down, and insurers are threatening to pull out, as Republicans debate how to address the law.
The GOP Effort to Repeal and Replace Obamacare Isn't Going Very Well
New polls show the health law's popularity rising as Republicans struggle to come up with a plan.
"What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash"? Everybody, Especially Patients, Wins
The Oklahoma City Surgery Center is a model for how medical care can be better, faster, cheaper.
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Replacement for Obamacare
Paul's bill equalizes tax deductibility on insurance whether obtained through employer or not, makes creating private group insurance easier, relies on Health Savings Accounts.
Why Democrats Are Defecting From Obamacare…And Why Republicans Might Learn To Love It (Reason Podcast)
As President Trump comes to town, the GOP is hedging on promises to repeal and replace Obamacare. What the hell is going on?
What a Subway Breast-Implant Ad Can Teach Us About U.S. Health Care
The idea that people won't be able to afford medical treatment without Obamacare is simply wrong.
Affordable Care Act's Unpopularity Helped Trump Win 2016 Election
What was Obamacare, in the end, but an arrogant overreach by an elite out of touch with the rest of America?
The Obama Administration's Weak Excuses for Obamacare's Premium Hikes
Premiums under the health law are set to rise by double digits, even as plan choice is decreasing.
Obama Compares Obamacare to Smartphone That Was Recalled for Catching on Fire
It's an apt metaphor for the health law-but not in the way the president thinks.
Even Bill Clinton Thinks Obamacare Is a "Crazy System" That "Doesn't Make Sense"
The former president explains how Obamacare is failing.
Obamacare is Failing—and Hillary Clinton Doesn't Want to Talk About It
Another state health insurance regulator warns of impending collapse in the individual market.
The Problem With Obamacare Isn't That It Was Designed to Fail—It's That It Was Designed to Pass
The law's failures stem from its many compromises and concessions to political reality.
